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XAVIER Published by the students of Volume CVI Issue 9 Xavier University since 1915 October 16, 2019 NEWSWIRE Fiat justitia, ruat caelum xaviernewswire.com Student involvement decreases Alternative Breaks, SGA and other groups seeing lower student engagement be necessary to increase in- implement different organi- volvement this year. zations that are more inter- “College generations esting to students,” Razo said. change, probably every two “If we’re able to integrate years. As older students move different leadership roles in out and newer students come different organizations, that in, they just have different will increase student involve- interests,” Ayoade said. “We ment.” need to be more critical about In contrast, some recently what we’re offering students formed organizations such as and see if it still meets the Xavier Socialists are growing. needs of the students now Xavier Socialists Vice Presi- as well as it met it two years dent junior Grayson Walker ago.” believes that student interest President of the Hispan- in the club is correlated to the ic Organization for Latinx current relevance of demo- Awareness (HOLA) and ju- cratic socialist Senator Bernie nior Julian Razo also spoke Sander’s role in the 2020 pres- about how the trend has af- idential election. Photo Courtesy of Facebook fected HOLA. He shared a SGA Vice President Des- Students gathered in the Xavier Yard in fall 2016 to prepare for Community Action Day. Since then, in particular similar perspective on raising mond Varner believes a pos- this year, participation in experiences like Community Action Day and Alternative Breaks has decreased. awareness and maintaining sible solution to student’s BY MO JUENGER end up cutting experiences if plications closed last Friday interest for student groups lack of involvement lies in we don’t have enough people. and AB closed last Saturday. across campus, adding that the hands of current student 6WDৼ:ULWHU We can’t send four students These low application num- the inclusion of more leader- leaders. Student involvement is on an experience.” bers could lead to major pro- ship roles could create incen- “There’s been such a diffi- drastically decreasing this As of last Friday, ap- gram updates across campus tive for first-years to become culty in getting underclass- academic year, and organi- proximately 15 students had in coming years. more involved. men to apply for leadership zations around campus are applied to be a part of the Tiemeyer is also the co- “I believe that, in order for positions,” he said, “and we, seeing fewer applications to Student Government Associ- chair for Community Action us to increase the amount of as upperclassmen, have a re- previously high-interest pro- ation’s (SGA) student Senate Day (CAD), a semesterly day students that are getting in- sponsibility to better pass the grams. after the deadline for appli- of service in the Cincinnati volved at Xavier, we should baton.” Before reopening their ap- cations had been extended. community, and noted anoth- plication portal, Alternative Previous years have seen up er instance of low student in- Breaks (AB), which sends typ- to 30 applicants, and the typ- volvement during fall CAD. icall sends more than 250 stu- ical number of applicants is “We had room for 375 students on immersive social jus- around 20, the amount needed dents. Our goal was at least tice based experiences during to fill Senate seats. 300, and we had around 225 spring and fall break each year “Office of Student Involve- students. That’s not typical had half the number of stu- ment (OSI) sent an email tar- for the fall,” Tiemeyer said. “I dent applications compared to geting every eligible student, know it’s more of a symptom last year. so if you were a first-year, of an overall campus cause, Financial Chair for AB sophomore or junior with no but it’s a little disappointing.” and junior Kelly DeLano ex- conduct (referrals), you re- While this overall campus pressed disappointment with ceived an email with the Sen- cause has affected various the turnout, noting low stu- ate flyer,” SGA Vice President groups on campus, some be- dent application numbers in- Alfredo Mercedes said. “That lieve it can be correlated to dicate the program may not was sent out to 2,000 stu- generational differences be- be able to offer the total num- dents.” tween upperclassmen and un- ber of experiences planned. SGA Board of Elections derclassmen. “Last year, we didn’t have Chair and senior Miles Ti- Assistant Director of Lead- to reopen applications at all, emeyer remarked that Senate ership and Activities at OSI and we had a bunch of people may not have a full ballot in Deb Ayoade discussed student Photo courtesy of Instagram on the waitlist,” DeLano said. the upcoming SGA elections. impartiality and suggested a Students pose for a photo during an Alternative Breaks experience in the “This year, we might have to Student government ap- change in programming could spring. Last year, students were waitlisted, but now has low numbers. In this issue... Campus News, Page 3 World News, Page 4 Op-Eds, Page 7 A&E, Page 11 Assorted students The United States has Joe Clark argues that Don’t BLINK — Mo demonstrated against begun to withdraw all the NBA is not as so- Juenger recounts her a lack of equal speech of its troops from north- cially progressive as it experience at this regarding abortion. ern region in Syria. wants to seem. downtown art show. 2 October 16, 2019 Campus News xaviernewswire.com Young activists call for change Xavier students accompany the Montessori Lab School at climate strike Montessori Education Club real, both in her research and ing. They are making com- were invited to join the mid- personally with her childrens’ posts, recycling bins, and dle school students to march futures. educational flyers,” Barden in solidarity. With colorful At a Montessori school, said. “They are advocating for signs raised in the air, they the methodology of teaching change so that our younger chanted on the academic mall emphasizes student-centered children will have an earth to with students as young as and hands-on teaching. Grace live on that is full of nature.” three and as old as 22. Barden, a Xavier graduate The students of Xavier’s The students of XUMLS student and teacher at the Montessori Lab School will were inspired by the work of Extended Care program at continue their efforts within young activist Greta Thun- XUMLS, commented on how their school, and they may re- berg, a Swedish girl who these middle school students turn to raise more awareness skipped school to protest cli- are pursing change in their on Xavier’s campus. mate change in 2018. community. Four-year old Arthur Since then, Thunberg’s “They are educating our Trout had one thing to say voice has been joined by mil- community. They are march- about the Earth: “Save it!” lions of students around the world advocating for climate action. Students at XUMLS October 14 and Xavier have decided to Photo courtesy of Instagram follow in these footsteps. Student Government Four-year old Arthur Trout, a student at XULMS, participated in the “I found it really inspiring,” climate strike last Friday, holding a sign in support of saving the earth. Julia Jarvis, a middle school Association Meeting Recap BY ALEYA JUSTISON Seventh grade student Sar- teacher at XUMLS, said. “I 6WDৼ:ULWHU ah Adams, one of the orga- thought it was neat that kids The Center for Diversity and Inclusion has nizers of the strike, explained were getting involved because rented out a movie theater to view the mov- Xavier Student Sustain- the importance of bringing (as) adults, we haven’t done ie Harriet. Tickets are free to Xavier students, ability (XSS) and the Mon- this issue to a college campus. enough to change and help and will be available on the first floor of Gal- tessori Education Club were “It’s good for us to be tak- solve the climate crisis.” lagher from 2-4 p.m. on Thursday. The movie welcomed by more than 30 ing care of ourselves, but Jarvis brings a unique per- is the same day at 6 p.m. Buses will take stu- students and staff from Xavi- something this drastic is so spective to the strike. In addi- dents to and from the theater. er’s Montessori Lab School big,” Adams said. “If we have tion to being a middle school (XUMLS) to participate in adults and kids help, then it teacher at XUMLS, she has a Xavier Student Rights and Identity is plan- their second climate strike on won’t be just us. It’ll be every- Ph.D. in geoscience and wrote ning to show the documentary Cincinnati God- campus last Friday. one helping us.” her dissertation on ice core damn on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. The documentary is With lunch boxes in one Following the group’s last chemistry in Greenland and about police brutality, institutional racism and hand and protest signs in climate strike on campus, Antarctica.

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